# regn
## Bavarian
### Etymology 1

From Middle High German regen (“to make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move”), effective of ragen.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈreːŋ/, /ˈre̞ːŋ/
* Hyphenation: regn
* Homophone: Regn

#### Verb

regn (past participle gregt)
* (transitive) to move (a small amount or unconsciously)
* (reflexive) to move

##### Synonyms

* bewegn
* riarn

##### Derived terms

* åregn
* aufregn
* oregn

### Etymology 2

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

#### Alternative forms

* Regn

#### Noun

regn
* (Sappada, Sauris) rain

##### References

* Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʁɑɪ̯ˀn]

### Noun

regn c (singular definite regnen, not used in plural form)
* rain

### Verb

regn
* imperative of regne

### References

* “regn” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɹɛkn/
    Rhymes: -ɛkn

### Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, uncountable)
* rain

#### Declension
### Further reading

* "regn" at Sprotin.fo

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɛkn/
    Rhymes: -ɛkn

### Noun

regn n (genitive singular regns, no plural)
* rain
    Synonym: rigning

#### Derived terms

* regnbogi
* regnkápa
* regnskógur
* regnstígvél

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* (Riksmål-influenced) IPA: /ɾæɪ̯n/
* (influenced by Norwegian dialects, sometimes considered as colloquial) IPA: /reɡn/, [ɾɛŋn]
* Homophone: rein

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse regn n; common pronunciation is from Danish regn c

#### Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)
* rain

##### Derived terms

* regnboge
* regnbue
* regnbyge
* regndråpe
* regnfull
* regnskog
* regnskur
* regnsky
* regnskyll
* regntid
* regnvann
* regnvær
* småregn
* styrtregn

##### Related terms

* regne

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regn
* imperative of regne

### References

* “regn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną of unclear origin. Akin to English rain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɛɡn/

### Noun

regn n (definite singular regnet, uncountable)
* rain

#### Derived terms

* ausregn
* pissregn
* pøsregn
* regnboge
* regndrope
* regnfull
* regnskog
* regnskur
* regnsky
* regntid
* småregn
* styrtregn

#### See also

* torevatn

### Verb

regn
* imperative of regna
* (dialectal, Trøndelag dialect, Northern Norway) Alternative form of regna (“to rain”)

### References

* “regn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Alternative forms

* rēn, reġen

### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regn (changed to masculine), from Proto-Germanic *regną (neuter).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rejn/

### Noun

reġn m
* rain

#### Declension

Strong a-stem:

#### Derived terms

* morgenreġn (“morning rain”)
* reġnboga (“rainbow”)
* reġndropa (“raindrop”)
* reġniġ (“rainy”)
* reġnlīċ (“rainy”)
* reġnsċūr (“rain shower”)
* reġnwæter (“rainwater”)
* reġnwyrm (“earthworm”)
* riġnan (“to rain”)
* tīdreġn (“seasonal rain”)

#### Descendants

* Middle English: reyn, rain, rayn, rayne, rein, reine, reigne, ren, ræin, reȝȝn (Early Middle English)
** English: rain
** Scots: rain
** Yola: rhyne, ryne

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Old English reġn (English rain), Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).

### Noun

regn n
* rain

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: regn
* Faroese: regn
* Norn: regen
* Norwegian Bokmål: regn
* Norwegian Nynorsk: regn
** Russenorsk: regel
* Old Swedish: ræghn
** Swedish: regn
* Danish: regn c
* Gutnish: regn

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “regn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French règne, from Latin regnum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /reɡn/

### Noun

regn n (plural regnuri)
* regnum

#### Declension
### Further reading

* regn in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɛŋn/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

regn n
* (countable and uncountable) rain
    regnet faller[the] rain falls

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | regn | regns |
| singular | definite | regnet | regnets |
| plural | indefinite | regn | regns |
| plural | definite | regnen | regnens |

#### Related terms

* arlaregn
* blodregn
* dagsregn
* duggregn
* hällregn
* höstregn
* monsunregn
* passadregn
* regna
* regnbåge
* regndroppe
* regnig
* regnjacka
* regnmoln
* regnperiod
* regnskog
* regnställ
* regnvatten
* regnvåt
* skvalregn
* slagregn
* snöregn
* solregn
* sommarregn
* spöregn
* strilregn
* störtregn
* vårregn
* åskregn
* ösregn
* askregn
* eldregn
* gnistregn
* godisregn
* granatregn
* guldregn
* konfettiregn
* kulregn
* medaljregn
* pilregn
* stenregn
* blåregn
* gullregn

### References

* regn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* regn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* regn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH
* regn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

### Anagrams

* gren